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Imagine being so consumed by hate that a name triggers you.
This is coming from the same type of person who probably has a “Hate Has No Home Here” sign outside their house.
All that hate isn’t very Buddhist of you.
And I didn’t say you were.
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Just remember how cruel other kids can be - name them what fits you but dont make it hard for the kid
That is the whole point of the threat. The kid will have hard time everywhere because there isn’t a single country on earth that speaks Sanskrit, except may be some remote villages of India and China. The religious names are ridiculous to be given to a child if they don’t practice it. Most Buddhists don’t give their children Buddhist name, rather they give a non-religious name native to their language. I don’t understand why people name their children without knowing its meaning on top of their head. Like how many people would know the meaning behind Michael, Peter, David, and John without looking them up on encyclopedia?
Like how biblical are we talking?
Should’ve probably figured out irreconcilable differences such as religion prior to getting married and having children … just a guess
If they are both non religious, I really don’t see how it matters since the names won’t hold any religious meaning to them. I don’t think many people go around thinking of the religious meaning behind someone’s name and judging them for it the first time they meet them, especially today as more and more people are not religious. I don’t get the conflict here just pick out a list of names that you like and enjoy the process. -signed, fellow non-religious Buddhist/Christian household.
I don’t think you are being unreasonable. You should have a say in your kids name for any reason important to you, and a name is an important decision.
My perspective FWIW I went to Catholic school from kindergarten through masters degree. And I am now no longer religious and even, like you, against most forms of organized religion. I am spiritual in a way that is too difficult to express here, but more of “there is a connectedness amongst everything and everyone”. I fall in line with the idea that only one religion could be true, if any were, so it is therefore unlikely that any are true.
Does your partner want to use a biblical name because it’s biblical or just because it’s a name they like that happens to be biblical (i.e., John, Michael)?
Given the non-religiosity of you both, it seems insane for your partner to not compromise here.
Name them Tesla, it's got a unisex ring to it too. If you want to have several kids: you can attach Model A, Model B (by order of rolling out of the factory) descriptors to not confuse them.
Practical and simple
As someone else asked, do they only want biblical names because they are biblical or do they want names that just happen to be biblical. If it's the former, that's kind of an odd choice for someone who is non religious. If it's the latter, why do they want thise names specifically, and are there non-biblical names on the list? There should be some compromise on both sides IMO.
I think either of you suggesting a more superior right to naming your child is messed up. Start there. I’m an ordinary Christian believer but religion has little to do with your problem.
You could compromise on Muhammad, the worlds most common name
Ha... Still a name from an Abrahamic faith which I dislike.